Method for controlling vehicle and intelligent computing device for controlling vehicle

Abstract

A vehicle control method and an intelligent computing device for controlling a vehicle are disclosed. An intelligent computing device for controlling a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure acquires a direction of a line of sight of a passenger of a vehicle through at least one sensor included in the vehicle and displays driving information of the vehicle through at least one of a plurality of displays included in the vehicle on the basis of the direction of the line of sight of the passenger, to thereby provide convenience to the passenger. One or more of the autonomous vehicle, the intelligent computing device and the server of the present disclosure can be associated with artificial intelligence (AI) modules, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) robots, augmented reality (AR) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, 5G service related devices, etc.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for controlling a vehicle, comprising:
 causing the vehicle to enter an autonomous driving mode; 
 acquiring a change in a direction of a line of sight of a passenger in the vehicle through at least one sensor located in the vehicle; 
 deactivating, based on the acquired change in the direction of the line of sight, a first display among a plurality of displays, the first display corresponding to the direction of the line of sight; 
 activating, based on the acquired change in the direction of the line of sight, a second display among the plurality of displays, the second display corresponding to the changed direction of the line of sight; 
 displaying driving information of the vehicle on the second display; and 
 acquiring state information of the passenger of the vehicle through the at least one sensor, 
 wherein the displayed driving information of the vehicle corresponds to the state information of the passenger, 
 wherein the display of the driving information is based on a determination that the state information is a wake-up state. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the display the driving information is stopped based on the state information being changed from the wake-up state to a drowsy state. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 2 , wherein the state information of the passenger is determined based on a value of pressure applied to a head part of a seat on which the passenger sits. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 3 , wherein the state information of the passenger is determined to be the drowsy state based on the value of the pressure applied to the head part of the seat on which the passenger sits being equal to or greater than a threshold value, and
 wherein the state information of the passenger is determined to be the wake-up state based on the value of the pressure applied to the head part of the seat on which the passenger sits being less than the threshold value. 
 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 2 , wherein the state information of the passenger is determined based on a change in a face region of the passenger photographed by a camera sensor. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5 , wherein the state information of the passenger is determined to be the drowsy state based on a detected size of a pupil included in the face region of the passenger being less than a predetermined size, and
 wherein the state information of the passenger is determined to be the wake-up state based on the detected size of the pupil being greater than the predetermined size. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of displays comprise one or more of a head-up display, an overhead display, a sun visor display, a window display, a sunroof display, a display located on a backside of a front seat, and a ceiling display. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first display is deactivated before the direction of the line of sight changes, and
 wherein the second display is activated after the direction of the line of sight changes. 
 
     
     
       9. An intelligent computing device for controlling a vehicle, comprising:
 a plurality of displays; 
 at least one sensor; 
 a processor; and 
 a memory configured to store commands executable by the processor, 
 wherein the processor is configured to:
 cause the vehicle to enter an autonomous driving mode; 
 acquire a change in a direction of a line of sight of a passenger in the vehicle through the at least one sensor located in the vehicle; 
 deactivate, based on the acquired change in the direction of the line of sight, a first display among the plurality of displays, the first display corresponding to the direction of the line of sight; 
 activate, based on the acquired change in the direction of the line of sight, a second display among the plurality of displays, the second display corresponding to the changed direction of the line of sight; 
 display driving information of the vehicle on the second display; and 
 acquire state information of the passenger of the vehicle through the at least one sensor; and 
 
 wherein the displayed driving information corresponds to the state information of the passenger, 
 wherein the display of the driving information is based on a determination that the state information is a wake-up state. 
 
     
     
       10. The intelligent computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to stop displaying of the driving information based on the state information being changed from the wake-up state to a drowsy state. 
     
     
       11. The intelligent computing device of  claim 10 , wherein the state information of the passenger is determined based on a value of pressure applied to a head part of a seat on which the passenger sits. 
     
     
       12. The intelligent computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the state information of the passenger is determined to be the drowsy state based on the value of the pressure applied to the head part of the seat on which the passenger sits being equal to or greater than a threshold value, and
 wherein the state information of the passenger is determined to be the wake-up state based on the value of the pressure applied to the head part of the seat on which the passenger sits being less than the threshold value. 
 
     
     
       13. The intelligent computing device of  claim 10 , wherein the state information of the passenger is determined based on change in a face region of the passenger photographed by a camera sensor. 
     
     
       14. The intelligent computing device of  claim 13 , wherein the state information of the passenger is determined to be the drowsy state based on a detected size of a pupil included in the face region of the passenger being less than a predetermined size, and
 wherein the state information of the passenger is determined to be the wake-up state based on the detected size of the pupil being greater than the predetermined size. 
 
     
     
       15. The intelligent computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of displays comprise one or more of a head-up display, an overhead display, a sun visor display, a window display, a sunroof display, a display located on a backside of a front seat, and a ceiling display. 
     
     
       16. The intelligent computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the first display is deactivated before the direction of the line of sight changes, and
 wherein the second display is activated after the direction of the line of sight changes.